On The Road – otmar – Zell am See

We were pretty lucky with the weather. There was some fog in the morning, but that lifted while we were walking a nice path on the mountainside with their dogs (two Corgis, Bilbo and Dwalin). Arriving back at the cars, we could see Kaprun castle.

The high mountains in the background is the “Steinernes Meer”, part of the northern limestone alps.

Behind us, in the Kaprun valley hosts one of Austria’s most significant hydro energy infrastructure: a set of dams that can store electric energy by moving water between the artificial lakes. See https://www.verbund.com/en-at/about-verbund/power-plants/our-power-plants/kaprun-oberstufe-limberg-2

The next day we hiked up a difference mountain (well, to be honest, we drove most of it and then continued on by foot).

This is the view in the reverse direction: towards the south, to Kaprun. The snow-covered peak is the Kitzsteinhorn. That’s a really neat skiing resort that makes use of the glacier.

This is the view directly towards Zell. The mountain behind the village is the Schmittenhöhe which is used for alpine skiing.